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When in the Query List Manager, you can create new queries. When creating a query, you can either add it from scratch or you can copy an existing query and then modify it.
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To Create a Query from Scratch |
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To Create a Query by Copying |
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Go to the Query List Manager and press Add. Type in a title for this new query. When done, you will be taken to the Filter Building dialog. |
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Go to the Query List Manager and highlight the query you want to copy. Press Copy to bring up a title dialog box. Type in a title for this new query. When done, you will be returned to the Query List Manager. You will now have an exact copy of the query you selected including its filter, output fields, sort fields and report form, if any. |
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Input from one to ten filter conditions to indicate which records should appear in the query results. When done, press Done to return back to the Query List Manager. |
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Press Edit to go to the Filter Building dialog to modify the query's filter conditions if necessary. When done, press Done to return to the Query List Manager. |
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Press Select to pick fields to appear in the output table. When done, you will be taken to the Query Overview dialog in which you can run the query. |
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Press Select to go to the Query Overview dialog and run the query. |
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